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Who can do it better than IGN? Your top 25 PC games since 2006?

As suggested in the IGN thread, list your top ten games since 2006 and we'll tally them up to make a top 25 list in two weeks. I'll count the first 10 if you want to include more, but please separate the two by some text.

Honourable mentions to Magicka, Trine, The Movies (didn't quite make the cutoff date), Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, the Total War series, Stalker, Hotline Miami, Braid, X-Com and World of Goo

Admittedly there are gaps in my experience. I haven't tried Dwarf Fortress (you need Matrix-vision or something!), Minecraft, or Amnesia.

All these games were either fun and compelling enough to keep me sinking time into them ages after release, or left me with a strong enough lasting impression that I don't forget them. The first two in particular, those two games are a rare sort for me, games that left me such a strong impression that I never wanted to play them again, because treating them in such a gamey fashion would feel like desecrating the first time experience.

I was tempted to mention games like Skyrim, Fallout: NV, Deus Ex: HR, etc. but at the end of the day they were basically pretty forgettable to me, even if their quality was undoubtedly high.

Tough one! First selection included 38 games, then down to 23. These remaining 10 are the games that weren't necessarily 'the best', but probably the ones I enjoyed most - or at least made a lasting impression. I did also try to include some variety with regards to different genres and series.

Alpha Protocol

Anno 1404

Burnout Paradise

Dragon Age: Origins

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Mass Effect

Portal

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

TrackMania United

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Lot's of stuff I greatly enjoyed and was arguably a greater achievement of game design, storytelling, design, etc. was left out, so I won't bother with honourable mentions. I'd probably come up with a different list of 10 in a week's time, anyway.

"He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18

I'd rather not count expansions unless they're standalone or the game was released in the time period. 2006 is a code for this generation of console development, and WoW was definitely not in that period.

Fate of the World
Dungeons of Dredmor
Machinarium
Anno 1404
Blackwell: Deception

That's it from me. I'm not saying these are/were the best, though - there are far too many games that I haven't played, even sticking to those that are on their way to being classics. Also, I'm aware that nearly all of them came out in the last year or two - I wasn't playing many games before then. I'm starting to catch up, but it's slow.

Honourable mention to good multiplayer browser games and a MUD - Kingdom of Loathing, Urban Dead and Discworld MUD. All of these miss the release date, but they're still being developed.

I'd rather not count expansions unless they're standalone or the game was released in the time period. 2006 is a code for this generation of console development, and WoW was definitely not in that period.

I disagree, but here's not the place to go into that. Do as you please.

Originally Posted by Drake Sigar

Yes. YEEEEESSSS.

You missed one!

"He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18